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Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

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2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges
$76,657 Avg Salary
$23,375 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mining Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mining engineering was ranked #249 in the country. In fact 132 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Mining Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for mining engineering majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for mining engineering students. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Mining Engineering at University of Arizona Report

Out of the 2 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Socorro.

Read full report on Mining Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 30
New Mexico 9

One of 39 majors within the area of study, mining engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Mining Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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